Automotive paints applied to wood and metal furniture result in glossy sparkly factory finishes.
Wood dresser with painted drawers.
Then take a coarse sandpaper to all surfaces to be painted.
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Sand begin by dismantling the chest of drawers as much as you can removing the drawers and unscrewing pulls and hardware.
Self adhesive nylon tape lubricates rubbing surfaces.
I used this pretty stencil on the dresser below.
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It s a 5 minute fix.
That way any residue left on your wood won t gunk up your sand paper.
Many body shops charge by the bay and the number of paint colors used rather than by the piece.
But there s no reason to put up.
To achieve this simply leave the top off of your furniture paint and it will thicken up over an hour or so.
After stripping all of the drawers it s wise to clean your wood with something like mineral spirits before you do any sanding.
The best painted dresser before and afters take something dated and turn it into a piece that is much more fitted to the space.
Strip the old paint with an electric sander then drop the unfinished piece off at an auto body shop.
This dresser had been painted numerous times and the faux wood look using brown paint was heavy and worn.
Working in a circular motion press firmly but don t worry too much about coverage the goal with this step is just to rough up the old varnish so that the primer can adhere.
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Opting to repaint the dresser in a solid color lightened the overall look and made the piece more eclectic.
My husband then took his palm sander and went to town on the dresser drawer fronts getting them as light as he could.
57 classic solid wood 6 drawer dresser walnut.
Make stuck drawers open smoothly again with a little paraffin or special nylon tape that lubricates those rubbing sticky surfaces.
Paint the inside of your dresser drawers.
40 classic solid wood 4 drawer chest walnut.
Crafted from a blend of pine and manufactured wood this six drawer dresser is a great option for stashing everything from sweaters to pants.
Drawers that don t slide smoothly can be a real nuisance.